Transfer News, Rumours and Bollocks Thread

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

It's like the neighbour's cat getting the hump with you and refusing to shit in your garden. Tough break but life goes on.

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:lol: :gp:

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Originally Posted by Marc Overmars

Barely a day after sealing a season-long loan with Sunderland, Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has claimed he will never return to play for the Gunners.

Bendtner, 23, has divided opinion among Gunners' fans during his six years at the club, as there are those who feel he has the talent to succeed at the highest level while others believe he is not of the required quality.

The Denmark forward has never been short of confidence and has repeatedly claimed he should be leading the line for the club, but he made limited impact last season - following a car crash two years ago - and has now been moved on.

Although he is still an Arsenal player, it appears he may well have burnt his bridges with many in and around the club by insisting he will never go back.

"I will never go back to Arsenal," he is quoted as saying in The Sun. "If I can have it my way, I will never play for them again.

"After my car accident I never really got the chance to earn a spot in the first team. That is over one and a half years with no real chance to prove myself.

"I am really looking forward to playing for Sunderland and then we will see next summer. I will find a new club - but I will not go back to Arsenal, that's for sure."


Bye.

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He really is an odious entity, a “man” who while doing very little on the pitch has repetitively spoken as if he is Maradonna off of it. I find his sense of self as nauseating as it is droll. We should be joyful to be rid of him for a season at the very least.

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Originally Posted by Save me Jeebus!

If it were possible that we could get Hazard and M'vila in january, then that would really give us some strength.

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Call me a cynic but I actually think Arsene offered for Hazard on deadline day knowing full well that it would be rejected.

He had all summer to buy him, why leave it so late when the selling club have no time to replace him?

I don't think our part in the "Park" Saga has helped strengthen our relationship with Lille either.

I'd love to think we could get Hazard in January but the fact we made so many signings on deadline day leads me to believe that Hazard won't be coming here anytime soon.

I think the situation with M'Vila is slightly different, I believe we held an interest in him and geniunely wanted to push through the deal but sought other options once we knew Rennes weren't going to accept our offer. I don't think we'll be going back for him either though.

Rennes General Manager Pierre Dreossi confirms Arsenal made a "substantial bid" for Yann M'Vila thought to be £25m (RMC)

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Originally Posted by AKBapologist

Rennes General Manager Pierre Dreossi confirms Arsenal made a "substantial bid" for Yann M'Vila thought to be £25m (RMC)

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I guess that means they wanted £27m.

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Originally Posted by AKBapologist

Rennes General Manager Pierre Dreossi confirms Arsenal made a "substantial bid" for Yann M'Vila thought to be £25m (RMC)

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Sad thing is we would have probably signed him if we offered for him at the start of summer.

I still don't understand why Wenger dithered in the market this summer...it's almost more frustrating that he offered for young stars like M'Vila, Hazard & Goetze so late on in the Window, just don't get it.

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Originally Posted by selassie

Sad thing is we would have probably signed him if we offered for him at the start of summer.

I still don't understand why Wenger dithered in the market this summer...it's almost more frustrating that he offered for young stars like M'Vila, Hazard & Goetze so late on in the Window, just don't get it.

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It backs up the idea that the 8-2 defeat was a kick up somebody's behind (whoever was repsonsible for the lack of investment: Wenger/the board/Nasri) and we weren't planning on spending that big before it happened although I simply can't believe we weren't going to get in some more creativity even before Black Sunday.

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Originally Posted by AKBapologist

Rennes General Manager Pierre Dreossi confirms Arsenal made a "substantial bid" for Yann M'Vila thought to be £25m (RMC)

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

I guess that means they wanted £27m.

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No - £25,000,000.50 but Wenger is a man of principle.

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Originally Posted by AKBapologist

Rennes General Manager Pierre Dreossi confirms Arsenal made a "substantial bid" for Yann M'Vila thought to be £25m (RMC)

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Bollocks, aint no way, no how that some frog eating, white flag waving, cheese sniffing, 2nd rate, surrender monkey looking motherfucker could turn down that kind of money.

Besides, he aint that good anyhow

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Originally Posted by Darth Vela

It backs up the idea that the 8-2 defeat was a kick up somebody's behind (whoever was repsonsible for the lack of investment: Wenger/the board/Nasri) and we weren't planning on spending that big before it happened although I simply can't believe we weren't going to get in some more creativity even before Black Sunday.

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Or it could be a lot more sinister and contrived. There's a pattern developing. All the under-bids, the "we spotted him first" stories. Maybe the lateness of the bids was a hedge against them ever being accepted. Which top club wants to lose a key player late in the window with no chance to sign a replacement? And yet the board can tell the fans, we bid this, we are ambitious but it just didn't work this time. What about the £10mill Jagialka bid? Our apparent desire to insult the other team rather than genuinely negotiate. £6mill for Cahill, was that deal dead the minute we made that bid? Speculation in my part. The only thing we know for sure is they managed to bank the Cesc and Na$ri cash.